La Presse Ment
Poster
ca. May 1968 (printed)
ca. May 1968 (printed)
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During the general strike against de Gaulle's government (May-June 1968) students of the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts occupied their own buildings and set up a poster press. Named the Atelier Populaire, it put out an estimated 120,000 posters from 300 different designs in support of the uprising. Most were printed by cheap and 'home-made' silkscreen processes. The operation was highly organised and democratic, with slogans and designs selected by assemblies and committees. Perceived government misuse of the police and the press were grievances aired in many of the designs.
Object details
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| Title | La Presse Ment (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint |
| Brief description | 'La Presse Ment' [The press lies], French propaganda poster, screenprint by the Atelier Populaire, France (Paris), May 1968 |
| Physical description | 'La Press Ment' [The press lies], French propaganda poster, screenprint. The 'ss' of Press, makes an allusion to the SS [Schutzstaffel], the Nazi secret police. The image is white on black, depicting a member of the French riot police, wearing a helmet, goggles and boots, and carrying a baton. He is reading a copy of a broadsheet called 'Premieres Nouvelles' [First News], the writing announces 'C'est Le Calme' [it is calm]. The sheet obscures most of his body. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | During the general strike against de Gaulle's government (May-June 1968) students of the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts occupied their own buildings and set up a poster press. Named the Atelier Populaire, it put out an estimated 120,000 posters from 300 different designs in support of the uprising. Most were printed by cheap and 'home-made' silkscreen processes. The operation was highly organised and democratic, with slogans and designs selected by assemblies and committees. Perceived government misuse of the police and the press were grievances aired in many of the designs. |
| Other number | LS.1670 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1784-2004 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2006 |
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